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. >>> president obama will host south korea's newly elected first female president at the white house next month. they will observe the 60th anniversary of the alliance between the u.s. and south korea. also high on their agenda, efforts to counter the nuclear threat posed by north korea. >>> in venezuela, demand for a recount in the presidential election. ballots were ignored leading to an anti-government protest. the election results were certified. the winner by a razor thin margin less than one percentage point hand-picked by president late hugo chavez to carry on the separatist union. >>> following the boston bombings, scotland yard is beefing up the already extraordinary security measures they already put in place for margaret thatcher's funeral tomorrow. hundreds of military troops will be visible along the procession route through the streets of london. and with so many dignitaries that are expected to attend shortstops, including queen elizabeth and former prime minister, scotland yard is fine tuning its behind the scenes security operation as well. >>> all right. when wall s
. >>> president obama will host south korea's newly elected first female president at the white house next month. they will observe the 60th anniversary of the alliance between the u.s. and south korea. also high on their agenda, efforts to counter the nuclear threat posed by north korea. >>> in venezuela, demand for a recount in the presidential election. ballots were ignored leading to an anti-government protest. the election results were certified. the winner by a razor...
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as president obama made clear today, there's still no evidence of who is responsible for this act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: the fbi agents tell us they have tons of video and somewhere in there will be a picture of the person who planted these two bombs, diane. >> speaking of pictures, i want to ask you about a photo that everybody was e-mailing today. it is a man standing up on top of a roof. you can move in there, you see it right there. what do you know about it? >> reporter: well, it's very intriguing, but authorities say they're giving it no special priority. it's one of many tips and leads they're following. they're really focusing on the person who had that unusually heavy black bag the day of theerates. >> as you said the strongest clues are in the nature of the bomb. up next, abc's jim avila shows us just how far the blast from the bombs traveled. >> reporter: the killer bombs likely contained less than two pounds of common black powd
as president obama made clear today, there's still no evidence of who is responsible for this act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: the fbi agents tell us they have tons of video and somewhere in there will be a picture of the person who planted these two bombs, diane. >> speaking of pictures, i want to ask you about a photo that everybody was...
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. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts chairman of the house committee on homeland security says this is a terrorist attack and the question is whether terrorism is foreign or domestic. >> people in boston pitching in to help those affected by the bombings. hundreds of people offered to host them in their homes for free. offering a bed or couch or ride whatever they can do to help. it's going on right now through google drive. >> mean time boston police relessed phone number for people to call to try to reunite with family friends. that number and we have it on the bottom of the screen is listed here. all that information is on
. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts...
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. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts chairman of the house committee on homeland security says this is a terrorist attack and the question is whether terrorism is foreign or domestic. >> people in boston pitching in to help those affected by the bombings. hundreds of people offered to host them in their homes for free. offering a bed or couch or ride whatever they can do to help. it's going on right now through google drive. >> mean time boston police relessed phone number for people to call to try to reunite with family friends. that number and we have it on the bottom of the screen is listed here. all that information is on
. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts...
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president obama now says that the full weight of the u.s. government is behind the search for who is responsible. >> authorities this morning are pouring over this dramatic video at the finish line for clues, bomb technicians are studying bun marks on bricks and concrete and in hospitals doctors are collecting pieces of shrapnel that were blasted into bodies. >> they will look at the components and tell them if this is someone that put this together over the internet or is this a bombmaker? >> officials believe these were two small and portable devices, possibly hidden in a backpack, one working theory they were remotely detonated by a cell phone the. >> it has the indications of being al qaeda or al qaeda-affiliated attack. >> there are no suspects. officials are tracking multiple "persons of interest" including a man of middle eastern descent being treated at a local hospital. president obama urged against a rush to judgment not using the word "terrorism" but vowed justice for those responsible. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom
president obama now says that the full weight of the u.s. government is behind the search for who is responsible. >> authorities this morning are pouring over this dramatic video at the finish line for clues, bomb technicians are studying bun marks on bricks and concrete and in hospitals doctors are collecting pieces of shrapnel that were blasted into bodies. >> they will look at the components and tell them if this is someone that put this together over the internet or is this a...
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. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts chairman of the house committee on homeland security says this is a terrorist attack and the question is whether terrorism is foreign or domestic. >> people in boston pitching in to help those affected by the bombings. hundreds of people offered to host them in their homes for free. offering a bed or couch or ride whatever they can do to help. it's going on right now through google drive. >> mean time boston police relessed phone number for people to call to try to reunite with family friends. that number and we have it on the bottom of the screen is listed here. all that information is on
. >> president obama is vowing justice for the victims of the boston bombings. here's a picture of mr. obama as he received the news from boston and short time later he addressed the nation. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> members of congress observe a moment of silence tonight for the bombing vichlts...
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you saw president obama do it cool, collected and commander-in-chiefly job. and letting things get spun up. unfortunately, what you see here, congress is currently obsessed with spending and democrats are currently obsessed with the idea of automatic reductions to automatic increases in federal outlays and could not resist linking the two. one other thing, if i may, for mr. clapper, if the president really thought, if the belief in the administration was this was jeopardizing our national security, if we were missing intelligence that would protect us from something like the incident in boston, the president had the wherewithal not to sign this and as commander-in-chief not to do this so if there are fingers being pointed here, eventually they start pointing the other way on pennsylvania avenue to the president. >> megyn: we've talked about, there's no waiting period anymore, there's no mourning period. there used to be, you know, the president as you said yesterday, today, there are no democrats, no republicans, we're just americans and then here we are not
you saw president obama do it cool, collected and commander-in-chiefly job. and letting things get spun up. unfortunately, what you see here, congress is currently obsessed with spending and democrats are currently obsessed with the idea of automatic reductions to automatic increases in federal outlays and could not resist linking the two. one other thing, if i may, for mr. clapper, if the president really thought, if the belief in the administration was this was jeopardizing our national...
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president obama was notified within minutes. he promised action. >> i'm supremely confident that bostonians will pull together, take care of each other and move forward as one proud city, and as they do, the american people will be with them every single step of the way. >> reporter: officials are tracking multiple persons of interest including a man being treated at an area hospital, as well as another individual who was seen trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blasts. john and diana. >> all right, tahman bradley, live in boston, thank you. >>> well, the fbi is launching a massive effort to find those responsible for the deadly attack. they're going to be looking at bomb fragments. they'll also look at hundreds of videos from the finish line. >>> with more on the search for clues, we're joined by abc's devin dwyer from washington. good morning, devin. >> reporter: good morning. the boston marathon attack is the first successful bombing in the u.s. since the september 11th, 2001 attacks. now the fu
president obama was notified within minutes. he promised action. >> i'm supremely confident that bostonians will pull together, take care of each other and move forward as one proud city, and as they do, the american people will be with them every single step of the way. >> reporter: officials are tracking multiple persons of interest including a man being treated at an area hospital, as well as another individual who was seen trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes...
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president obama has said those responsible for the acts will weight of justice. let's go over to boston now and bbc's reporter. is a morning like no other for boston. find national guard in the center of their city and vast areas of it off.ned behind me there is a gigantic crime scene. that st few yards of marathon are being combed over by the police as they look for clues. it was a beautiful spring afternoon. the streets were packed with a with their supporters. blasts.e the terrifying it should have been a moment of for runners finishing the marathon. instead, there was confusion and then horror. two explosions trying to cause .aximum damage >> no way, no way. go back. death and destruction in frightening d spectators. rushed to help the wounded. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> i saw a trash can explode and people started throwing down the and running over each other and i ran in the other could.on as fast as i >> there was an explosion and air. white smoke in the it was horrible. traumatizing. >> i saw quite a few casualties coming back. guy with his legs gone t th
president obama has said those responsible for the acts will weight of justice. let's go over to boston now and bbc's reporter. is a morning like no other for boston. find national guard in the center of their city and vast areas of it off.ned behind me there is a gigantic crime scene. that st few yards of marathon are being combed over by the police as they look for clues. it was a beautiful spring afternoon. the streets were packed with a with their supporters. blasts.e the terrifying it...
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the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried in a black nylon backpack. at the moment, no more questions have been answered. my colleague has this report. >> runners were struggling to the finish line, their families watching, at cheering. then the unthinkable. cheers became screams. a moment of celebration and triumphed shattered. on the streets of boston, sights and sounds more familiar in countries at war. pavement spattered in blood as two bomb blasts claimed their victims. it was the cruelest of moments. >> i saw a trash can explode. people started throwing down the barricade and running over each other. i ran in the other direction as fast as
the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried...
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. >> as president obama said today, there is still much to investigate. let's take a look now at the latest pictures we have of the forensic evidence being recovered from the scene of the explosion there at the finish line of the boston marathon, just a few minutes away from where i'm standing and talking to you. you can see officer's going through debris, looking for a crucial clue. they are going to take everything they can to quantico, va., and try to reassemble the devices that were used. we understand that they were pressure cooker devices that may have been carried in black nylon backpack. we have considered the scale of the task ahead of the american officials trying to figure out who is behind us. bombing will reverberate in washington. not only in the flags at half mast and the need for tightened security, but as a challenge to a president visibly frustrated by how little is known. >> we do not know if this was done by an individual or individuals. we do not have a sense of motive. >> he did call this an act of terrorism, a label he initially avo
. >> as president obama said today, there is still much to investigate. let's take a look now at the latest pictures we have of the forensic evidence being recovered from the scene of the explosion there at the finish line of the boston marathon, just a few minutes away from where i'm standing and talking to you. you can see officer's going through debris, looking for a crucial clue. they are going to take everything they can to quantico, va., and try to reassemble the devices that were...
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president obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. now, the city of boston is on high alert. very, very high alert around this city as it wakes up. new york city also area of high alert around subways and certain landmarks and sunday has the london marathon coming up and as for the city of boston the governor here deval patrick said city of boston will operate today but it will not be business as usual. >> i don't expect that. susan mcginnis in boston. thank you. >>> following the explosions in boston, security was tightened around the country. at the white house the secret service shut down access to pennsylvania avenue. patrol cars blocked entry points but the white house was not on lockdown and the park across the street remains open. in new york city, a police command truck was moved to times square. security was stepped up at landmarks like the empire state building and the world t
president obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. now, the city of boston is on high alert. very, very high alert around this city as it wakes up. new york city also area of high alert around subways and certain landmarks and sunday has the london marathon coming up and as for the...
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obama will address the bombings later today. although i must emphasize nothing official on the president's schedule. >> we should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still on the investigation stage at this point, but i want to reiterate, we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> in a couple of hours, the president will receive the presidential daily briefing, the global summary of all intelligence and the president wants to know charlie what was learned overnight and what threats if any might be linked back to the boston bombings. >> major, the president did not call it an act of terrorism, many people are. the reason for the white house holding back or the president specifically holding back? >> those closest to the president say the president didn't want to invoke the word to get ahead of the facts or evidence in the case. it was clear after the president's remarks no, doubt that this was an act of terror. two bombs going off with some kind of synch
obama will address the bombings later today. although i must emphasize nothing official on the president's schedule. >> we should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still on the investigation stage at this point, but i want to reiterate, we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> in a couple of hours, the president will receive the presidential daily briefing, the global summary of all intelligence and the...
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as you heard, president obama says whoever is responsible will be caught. major garrett is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. overnight president obama was briefed by his top white house terrorism official on the criminal official and ongoing federal response. later today the president will meet again with fbi director robert mueller. white house officials tell us it's quite likely mr. obama will address the boston bombings later today although i must emphasize there's nothing official on the president's schedule. at the white house yesterday, mr. obama told the nation he would update them on any significant breaks in this case. >> you should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still in the investigation stage at this point. i just want to reiterate we'll find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> reporter: and just a couple of hours the president will receive the presidential daily briefing. that is the global summary of all intelligence about threats to
as you heard, president obama says whoever is responsible will be caught. major garrett is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. overnight president obama was briefed by his top white house terrorism official on the criminal official and ongoing federal response. later today the president will meet again with fbi director robert mueller. white house officials tell us it's quite likely mr. obama will address the boston bombings later today although i must...
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you know we know president obama, as they know no drama obama president, the severity of this and tragedy of this have not gone unexamined but there isn't the hysteria that we might have worried about. i think one thing you have to say, we know about the carpenter nails, for example, now that law enforcement and public officials have been keeping the public informed since this incident happened. they may not tell us every detail of what chronological picture they are put together, whether it's a domestic event, international event, event that combines domestic and international, with an individual or somebody in a network because they are looking at everything. eventually they will put the pieces together. it's going to take time. but they're keeping us informed and that's a very important part of the dialogue that we're having now. >> karen greenberg, tom fuentes, thanks to both of you. response helps with the recovery and investigation. that's what we're doing now at this minute. thanks for watching special coverage of the bombings here in boston continues after this break. >>> welcome
you know we know president obama, as they know no drama obama president, the severity of this and tragedy of this have not gone unexamined but there isn't the hysteria that we might have worried about. i think one thing you have to say, we know about the carpenter nails, for example, now that law enforcement and public officials have been keeping the public informed since this incident happened. they may not tell us every detail of what chronological picture they are put together, whether it's...
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but i think it really highlights how important it is for president obama to be exact. you'll remember following the attack in benghazi which killed obviously the u.s. ambassador there, he did say the word terror. it became a bit of a political football about how much did the white house really know? could they label it as such? and so i think that's why there is a difference between the president saying it, john, and his aides saying it. i think that's why he sort of took a step back and didn't go that far yesterday. >> all right. it was conspicuous in absence yesterday at the white house. at least as a group being clear, they do believe it is an act of terror. brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning, thank you so much. >> just ahead, so many people injured here yesterday. 144 injuries. some of them quite bad. we'll tell you how to treat traumas like the ones we see from yesterday's blast. stay with us. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when
but i think it really highlights how important it is for president obama to be exact. you'll remember following the attack in benghazi which killed obviously the u.s. ambassador there, he did say the word terror. it became a bit of a political football about how much did the white house really know? could they label it as such? and so i think that's why there is a difference between the president saying it, john, and his aides saying it. i think that's why he sort of took a step back and didn't...
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they want to see who the person is from the front and if he might be relevant. >> president obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. in boston, susan mcguinness. wjz eyewitness news. >> it's hard to comprehend the frightening moments as not one but two bombs go into the crowd. good morning, ron. >> reporter: what you are about to see is the first video obtained by cbs moments after the attack began. we had an attack. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> those are unedited images of the first bombing at the height of the chaos around 2:50 yesterday afternoon. jessica, back to you. >> hard to watch. >>> back here in the wake of the attacks, law enforcement are increasing their presence all over the state. wjz and mike schuh are live downtown with more. good morning, mike. >> good morning, jessica. people are starting to suspect that something could happen. there is no threat
they want to see who the person is from the front and if he might be relevant. >> president obama vowed to find those responsible for the bombing. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: white house officials say they are treating the bombings as an act of terrorism. in boston, susan mcguinness. wjz eyewitness news. >> it's hard to comprehend the frightening moments as not one but two bombs go into the...
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but we can tell you that president barack obama will be here in boston. he's slated to arrive on thursday morning, while he will preside over an inner faith service. reporting live from boston, vinita nair, back to you. >> and our complete coverage continues with adam may, who speaks with more maryland runners who sprntsed the ter-- experienced the terror in boston firsthand. >> reporter: more than 140 marylanders were in boston, taking part in that race. many have come home and now tell me they are fortunate they made it back here without injuries. >> what do you like about running? >> i like that it's an individual sport. >> reporter: a competitive runner since her teens and a track team captain at towson university. but memories of her first boston marathon, now tarnished by the terror attack. >> i felt very nauseous. because i was just thinking, oh, my god. that could have been me. i could have been there. i could have been one of the people either injured or helping other people. and every time i see on the news, it just brings back those memories ju
but we can tell you that president barack obama will be here in boston. he's slated to arrive on thursday morning, while he will preside over an inner faith service. reporting live from boston, vinita nair, back to you. >> and our complete coverage continues with adam may, who speaks with more maryland runners who sprntsed the ter-- experienced the terror in boston firsthand. >> reporter: more than 140 marylanders were in boston, taking part in that race. many have come home and now...
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president obama and the white house treating this as an act of terrorism. no suspect in custody right now so where does the investigation stand? >> good evening to you brian. the f.b.i. is taking control of this investigation along with the boston joint terrorism task force. off to my left is a blast sight. the 15 block area will be locked down as bomb crews are scouring that area to look for information anything they can get to figure out how these bombs were made where they were placed in trash canisters that type of thing -- we heard from hospital officials talking about the injuries caused by shrapnel in the form of ball bearings so we've learned that about the types of bombs so far looking certainly to get more information on that as we can learn it. five uneks sploxploded devices found, brian. that's very crucial piece of information as they'll be able to see how these things are related together. i wanted to clear up something we were talking about earlier. there is one individual being questioned in connection to this. he's not being called a suspec
president obama and the white house treating this as an act of terrorism. no suspect in custody right now so where does the investigation stand? >> good evening to you brian. the f.b.i. is taking control of this investigation along with the boston joint terrorism task force. off to my left is a blast sight. the 15 block area will be locked down as bomb crews are scouring that area to look for information anything they can get to figure out how these bombs were made where they were placed...
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. >> reporter: president obama has spoken to federal andand massachusetts officials in thehe aftermath of the blasts and he e is proposing that who whoever is responsible will be held accountable.acco in boston, jennifer davis, tonyn and sarah, back to you. >>> since security has heightened in a number of locations in a number of citiesi across the u.s. as a precautionc that includes the nation's natis capital. >> the city's emancipation day y parade will go on as scheduled.. melanie alnwick is live at freedom plaza with more on the e extra police presence, good pres morning melanie. >> reporter: good morning, tony and sarah, yes. freedom plaza right behind me is where the parade is going togoio wrap up, and there will be al ba street festival following the te parade. and yes, there's additional addi security here. a little wider perimeter, peri perhaps than they would have hae ordinarily had.had. notice that both security ask on display across the area from areas of the national airportnal all the way to the white house. the u.s. secret service has expanded its perimeter aroundmer the
. >> reporter: president obama has spoken to federal andand massachusetts officials in thehe aftermath of the blasts and he e is proposing that who whoever is responsible will be held accountable.acco in boston, jennifer davis, tonyn and sarah, back to you. >>> since security has heightened in a number of locations in a number of citiesi across the u.s. as a precautionc that includes the nation's natis capital. >> the city's emancipation day y parade will go on as...
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here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then the congress had a moment of silence in memory of the victims and urging everybody to continue to pull together and work together. >> bill: you know, congressman, you know, we know so little and we have no idea who is responsible. it could be, you know, people from another country who are -- infiltrated us once again on our soil or it could be domestic. it does prove that whether here or there, there are people who don't like us, don't like what we stand for and are determined to try to bring us down. >> well, that's right. what we've now seen is that although these acts are senseless, senseles
here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then...
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president obama vows justice for those of responsible. , we will findtake out who did this. we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice. for the pakistani taliban denies any involvement in this. we expect to get an update from officials in boston, including the fbi, around 9:30 this morning. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we're hearing from the a runner from rockville who was in boston when the bombs went off. >> tom roussey continues team coverage live from boston this morning. good morning. what's the latest? >> here in boston this morning we are seeing a lot of lights going on in the houses and apartments around here, many folks waking up to a new reality. beloved boston marathon forever changed by this. police are standing guard and the streets are still shut down. a huge number of streets around in the area where the bombs went off yesterday. here's video from yesterday. there were a lot of runners from the d.c. area in the boston marathon. many of them look forward to this a
president obama vows justice for those of responsible. , we will findtake out who did this. we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice. for the pakistani taliban denies any involvement in this. we expect to get an update from officials in boston, including the fbi, around 9:30 this morning. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we're hearing from the a runner from rockville who was in boston when the...
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me now to help explain the challenges of law enforcement is former secret service agent for barack obama, dan is with us. welcome back. one of the things i was thinking of today, and i know this is your area of expertise and having worked at the secret service and having protected barack obama, do you think as a matter of course being the boston marathon that they had bomb sniffing dogs prayer to the marathon? >> right, but we are assuming the bombs were placed there today when the security cordon was set up. but what if you got in before it was set up and pro placed an explosive. pennsylvania avenue doesn't have any devices but when he walked down we had the entire cordon set up. so don't assume they were put there today. >> what would be the process, then, as it relates to law enforcement when they have a big crowd like this? i assume you have to have bomb sniffing dogs going in and out at some point, right? >> right. but what we would do in the secret service and i don't know how practical for an event like the marathon, you have to clean the area out first. sweep it with the dogs, th
me now to help explain the challenges of law enforcement is former secret service agent for barack obama, dan is with us. welcome back. one of the things i was thinking of today, and i know this is your area of expertise and having worked at the secret service and having protected barack obama, do you think as a matter of course being the boston marathon that they had bomb sniffing dogs prayer to the marathon? >> right, but we are assuming the bombs were placed there today when the...
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and, again, president obama continues to monitor this situation. we expect him to receive briefs throughout the evening. >> kristin walker, thank you very much. it's good to have that perspective. i want to bring in now from boylston street in boston, nbc's kerry sanders who's out there in the cold. i understand police are still on the scene right now. what can you tell us about what things look like right there now. >> it is pretty much shut down. and it will continue to be that way through into tomorrow. the authorities are treating this vast area as a crime scene. it's possible that there may be a clue that is not quite obvious in the daylight, perhaps it will reveal itself. and so most of the access in and out is going to be restricted. there's a tremendous presence of police officers here. the boston department is on alpha bravo shifts. the focus here is to find a suspect or suspects. ed davis, the police commissioner says that anybody who briefs that there's a suspect at brigham womens he said that is not correct. fine line between person of
and, again, president obama continues to monitor this situation. we expect him to receive briefs throughout the evening. >> kristin walker, thank you very much. it's good to have that perspective. i want to bring in now from boylston street in boston, nbc's kerry sanders who's out there in the cold. i understand police are still on the scene right now. what can you tell us about what things look like right there now. >> it is pretty much shut down. and it will continue to be that...
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president obama did something today he didn't do yesterday. he called it an act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. >> well, there's still so much we don't know. who did this? no one knows. why? was it an act of domestic terrorism or foreign? was this the work of an individual or a group of people? despite the stepped up police presence at the site, despite the advanced frenzices used by the investigators, despite all the cell phones we're using, all those videos out there, there's no guarantee who is responsible for this will be discovered any time soon. it took nearly two years, let's remember, for the fbi to locate and arrest the unabomber, two decades, rather. the unabbomber. let's begin this hour with former cia counterterrorism director, larry johnson. your thoughts about this kind of challenge and the working relationships among the various a
president obama did something today he didn't do yesterday. he called it an act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. >> well, there's still so much we don't know. who did this? no one knows. why? was it an act of domestic terrorism or foreign? was this the work of an individual or a group...
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. >> president obama addressed the nation but he did not use the phrase terror attack last night. this morning, many lawmakers are saying it is. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> let me bring in congressman benny thompson, democrat of mississippi and a member of the homeland security committee. congressman, good morning. i know you will be briefed today. what can you tell us right now? >> well, i think we can assure the public that congress is monitoring the situation. we're working with state and local partners to make sure we get all the evidence and i think the system worked. our responders were there. police, fire, health personnel. what we're now doing is collecting the evidence to try to get to the bottom of what really happened. >> is there any doubt in your mind at this point that this was likely an act of terror? >> well, i think before we tie it to an act of terror, it was a bad deed. whether it's a lone wolf, international terrorist related organization or what, we have to find the individuals involved. and t
. >> president obama addressed the nation but he did not use the phrase terror attack last night. this morning, many lawmakers are saying it is. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> let me bring in congressman benny thompson, democrat of mississippi and a member of the homeland security committee. congressman, good morning. i know you will be briefed today. what can you tell us right now? >> well, i think we can...
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president barack obama said the bombings were an act of terrorism, organization, a domestic group, or an individual. >> police have been stepping up security monitoring everything from government buildings to sporting events. security is especially tight race now in boston. >> one day after the twin explosions, a large area in central boston is quarantines off as investigators search for evidence. many runners from the boston marathon are coming to the scene. >> i had just run across and my wife was here, cheering me on. it could have been us. it is pretty shocking. >> the first bomb detonated just meters from the finish line. seconds later, a second explosion one half block away. the fbi has taken charge of the investigation. officials are asking for the public to come forward with photos and recordings of the race or any other information they may have. so far, there have been no arrests. security has been stepped up throughout the city including in hospitals where the wounded are being treated. 170 were hurt and many seriously. >> many of them have severe wounds, mostly in the lowe
president barack obama said the bombings were an act of terrorism, organization, a domestic group, or an individual. >> police have been stepping up security monitoring everything from government buildings to sporting events. security is especially tight race now in boston. >> one day after the twin explosions, a large area in central boston is quarantines off as investigators search for evidence. many runners from the boston marathon are coming to the scene. >> i had just run...
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a anbny . >> president obama addressed the nation calling the deadly explosion. he made it clear the information is still coming in and all of factor still not yet known. the president made clear those responsible will be identified and held accountable. >> we still do not know who did this or why. people should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. >> but, make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this, when will find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, and irresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the explosions happened in copley square about 50 to 100 yds apart. the fbi has taken over and is the lead in this investigation. >> a pakistan in taliban denied any role in the boston explosion. >> the crew spokesman denied involvement in a telephone call with the associated press. the main focus of the pakistan a taliban has been an insurgency against the pakistan government because of its alliance with the united states to enforce islamic law in the country. but the group is th
a anbny . >> president obama addressed the nation calling the deadly explosion. he made it clear the information is still coming in and all of factor still not yet known. the president made clear those responsible will be identified and held accountable. >> we still do not know who did this or why. people should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. >> but, make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this, when will find out...
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also waiting for president obama to make a statement at 840 this morning. we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. ♪ i -- i got it ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ i got breakfast made fresh at subway® ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway®, you got breakfast made. like a sunrise subway melt™ with chipotle southwest sauce. ♪ at subway® ♪ >> welcome back highway 1 01 san mateo southbound a truck overturned on a ramp leading southbound 1 01, it still blocks the right-hand lane. here is video from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news. you can see the truck that overturned. for awhile and blocked two lines of 1 01 southbound, not only the right lane block. the connecting ramp 2 westbound 92 is still blocked. avoid the san mateo bridge westbound, use the dumbarton bridge instead. another hot spot this morning your ride to the bay bridge in the westbound commute is backed up all the way into the macarthur maze. interstate 80 is that the brown the berkeley cares, almost golden gat
also waiting for president obama to make a statement at 840 this morning. we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. ♪ i -- i got it ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ i got breakfast made fresh at subway® ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway®, you got breakfast made. like a sunrise subway melt™ with chipotle southwest sauce. ♪ at subway® ♪ >> welcome back highway 1 01 san mateo southbound a truck overturned on a ramp...
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president >> pam: obama addressed the occurrence today. he made it clear more information is coming in and no one knows for shore what has happened and we should not jump to conclusions until the facts are known. the police the president did make it clear that those people who are found will be held accountable. >> increase security around the united states as necessary and investigate what has happened. the american people will say prayer for boston tonight and michelle and i will send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the family of the victims' in the wake of this senseless loss. we don't yet have all the answers but we do know that multiple people have been wounded, some gravely and explosions with the boston marathon. i've spoken with fbi director and derricks mobilizing the proper resources to investigate and to respond. we still do not know who did this or why. people should not jump to conclusions before we have all of the facts. but, make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this. will find o
president >> pam: obama addressed the occurrence today. he made it clear more information is coming in and no one knows for shore what has happened and we should not jump to conclusions until the facts are known. the police the president did make it clear that those people who are found will be held accountable. >> increase security around the united states as necessary and investigate what has happened. the american people will say prayer for boston tonight and michelle and i will...
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and in 7 minutes we will hear how president obama created to today's bombing. at 6:30 p.m. how security is being impacted in the bay area. we will be right back. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >>> first reaction was is my wife okay, 4 months pregnant, she is in boston right now for work as part of marketing at the boston marathon. >> i wanted to run and i am so grateful i can be out here and my heart goes out to everybody. >> people in the bay area are reacting tonight to the tragedy in boston. that includes bay area runners who took part in the boston marathon. local organizations say they are trying to get in touch with members who took part in the race who make sure they are okay. >>> president obama vowed to bring whoever is responsible to justice and said he and the count
and in 7 minutes we will hear how president obama created to today's bombing. at 6:30 p.m. how security is being impacted in the bay area. we will be right back. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ]...
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president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be helpful. they are emphasizing that if you call in, somebody will take that call. they are saying you don't know what it is that you may have and it could be of the utmost importance. we'll be back with more show after the break. ♪ >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration re
president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be...
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and here's president obama. let's listen. >> i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director mueller. attorney general holder. secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lisa monacacm. we deploy all resource to investigate an respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. that's what we don't yet know. and clearly, we're at the beginning of our i
and here's president obama. let's listen. >> i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director mueller. attorney general holder. secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lisa monacacm. we deploy all resource to investigate an respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the...
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connell: president obama will deliver a statement at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. one of the questions people have brought up after the bombing yesterday and we will start to get into this today and the coming days, what if any impact they will have going forward on our economy. dagen: peter barnes has much more on this. peter: we looked at research reports on the impact of attacks of 9/11 back in 2001. the current economy has shown some softness recently in job creation and retail sales. any hits to consumer confidence may make things worse. two economists that i have talked to this morning do not think it will get too bad. the 9/11 attacks were targeted for the financial systems. consumer confidence rose sharply after the 9/11 attacks. experiencing the biggest monthly drop in a decade. the attacks caused more than 400 mass layoffs and displaced 130,000 workers. industrial production fell back then. the unemployment rate jumped more than a half a percentage point. we were already in a recession that september. we are not in a recession today. boston is not an econ
connell: president obama will deliver a statement at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. one of the questions people have brought up after the bombing yesterday and we will start to get into this today and the coming days, what if any impact they will have going forward on our economy. dagen: peter barnes has much more on this. peter: we looked at research reports on the impact of attacks of 9/11 back in 2001. the current economy has shown some softness recently in job creation and retail sales. any hits...
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here's part of what president obama said yesterday. take a look. >> we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. we'll find out why they did this. any response -- any responsible individuals, any responsible groups. will feel the full weight of justice. >> and then secretary ridge, a white house official later said, quote, this, in the event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror, however, we don't yet know who carried out this attack and a thorough investigation will have to determine whether it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group foreign or domestic. >> and governor ridge, when you hear the president of the united states talking about we will find the perpetrators, we will bring them to justice. even though he's not from your party. and he was critical of your administration, you'
here's part of what president obama said yesterday. take a look. >> we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this. we'll find out why they did this. any response -- any responsible individuals, any responsible groups. will feel the full weight of justice. >> and then secretary ridge, a white house official later said, quote,...
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just moments ago, president obama spoke to the nation about the attack. the president says there is are plenty of unanswered questions in this tragedy. >> what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by aer toistic organization -- an organization or an individual or individuals. >> just a short while ago, the flag at the white house was lowered to half staff in honor of the boston marathon victims. three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy. more than 170 were wounded. today is also the 6th anniversary of the virginia tech shooting massacre. on april 16th, 2007, a gunman shot and killed 32 people on that campus before he killed hill self. earlier this morning, there was a moment of i vens held in virginia. it was followed by the ringing of the bell for each victim of the shooting. the governor of virginia declared today, virginia tech remembrance today. >>> the san jose mercury news is selling its long-time headquarters in silicon valley. they own 36 acres. it's been at that locatio
just moments ago, president obama spoke to the nation about the attack. the president says there is are plenty of unanswered questions in this tragedy. >> what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by aer toistic organization -- an organization or an individual or individuals. >> just a short while ago, the flag at the white house was lowered to half staff in honor of the boston marathon victims. three people were...
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which president obama noted in the last hour. the world saw yesterday the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness and generosity and love. exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. >> mile 26, the site of the blasts had been dedicated to the 26 victims of the newtown shooting. the final mile will now be remembered for its own tragedy and patriots day will now care are i new meaning. joining us from boston, the host of msnbc's "jansing and company" chris jansing. thanks for joining us. >> many of the people from newtown actually were here because of that dedication of the last mile. some of the family members, some residents were either running or cheering on. none of them was hurt. but we do now know and got confirmation this morning that 176 people were taken to hospital. three of them died. you mentioned martin richards, just eight years old and two of those seriously wound
which president obama noted in the last hour. the world saw yesterday the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness and generosity and love. exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. >> mile 26, the site of the blasts had been dedicated to the 26 victims of the newtown shooting. the final mile will now be remembered for its own tragedy...